There's so much information out there. There are written biographies of Gavaskar and Kapil Dev, there are interviews, and we have had the benefit of meeting these players. There's a physical and psychological aspect, and combining these two is what will help '83' connect with the millenials and cricket lovers.

Tahir Raj Bhasin

It's always interesting exploring something that has dimensions and layers to it.

Tahir Raj Bhasin

We grew up climbing trees, playing outdoors and cycling.

Tahir Raj Bhasin

Everyone has loved 'Chhichhore' for a different reason, which I think for an actor is the best thing to hear. What I've been most touched by is that most people have discovered something new about the film when they have walked in the second time.

Tahir Raj Bhasin

It is every actor's dream to work at YRF and I feel very fortunate to be given this opportunity.

Tahir Raj Bhasin

It is important to experience everything. If you haven't travelled in life, if you haven't had friends, if you haven't been a Chhichhora, then you haven't done anything in life.

Tahir Raj Bhasin

I feel it has become increasingly competitive. There are some insane cut-offs to get into a lot of colleges.

Tahir Raj Bhasin

I don't think there are any negative roles anymore. I think we can aptly put such characters under 'anti-hero' tag.

Tahir Raj Bhasin

I greatly admire how the essence of Nitesh Tiwari's films resonate with you long after you've left the theatre.

Tahir Raj Bhasin

I think when you're a new actor in Bollywood, it's about seizing the moment. If you can prove to the audience there is an emotional vulnerability to your character, regardless of it being black or gray, I think the audience will accept you in any role - be it romantic or action.

Tahir Raj Bhasin

I want to keep looking for roles that have an element of surprise.

Tahir Raj Bhasin

I'm a 90s child and I have grown up on a staple diet of David Dhawan films, Baazigar, Rangeela and Dil Chahta Hai.

Tahir Raj Bhasin

Derek, my character, in 'Chhichhore' is actually based on the director's real life senior in engineering college and I had no clue about it till he took me to Indian Institute of Technology Bombay.

Tahir Raj Bhasin

Actors normally go to the gym to achieve a certain kind of fitness for a role but when you start playing a sport, then you realise that being athletically fit is a very different kind of fitness.

Tahir Raj Bhasin

When people see me as Gavaskar on screen, I want them to feel that they are looking at the person that they have known and when I play on screen, it should remind them of how he played.

Tahir Raj Bhasin

I really believe quality over quantity and 'Mardaani' was really well-received. It got me critical acclaim and box-office success, both.

Tahir Raj Bhasin

I remember how as I kid I would love stories of every kind - whether they were narrated in school or what I read in books. Storytelling would always appeal to me, I would take part in poetry reciting, dramatics, choreography and debates. There was this fascination for performance, which finally culminated in a professional sphere.

Tahir Raj Bhasin

It is a matter of pride, and a lot of pressure to play the role of a legend like Sunil Gavaskar. He is India's first cricket superstar.

Tahir Raj Bhasin

I have always been extremely health conscious and I have never smoked and don't encourage the habit of smoking.

Tahir Raj Bhasin

When you play an anti-hero, it is a task to make people empathise with your character.

Tahir Raj Bhasin

When you are doing a film about real people, you don't have a lot of manoeuvrability when it comes to how much you can add by way of imagination. You have to replicate what they were like. What you can add to it is your version of it.

Tahir Raj Bhasin